Organizational Behavior

Paper Code: 
DPSY 601 B
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

  
 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO32: Explain major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in relevant areas of management and psychology.

CO33: Understand and apply the individual, team and organizational mechanisms

CO34: Identify characteristics that affect the primary outcomes of organizational behaviour.

CO35: Understand and apply the primary outcomes of organizational behaviour necessary for organizational effectiveness

CO36: Describe and Differentiate the Various Selection Procedure, Their Strength and weaknesses.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

  

 

12.00
Unit I: 
The Foundation of Organisational Behaviour:

Introduction to Organisational Behaviour; Challenges and Opportunities for OB; Historical Background: The Hawthorne Studies, Theoretical Foundation for Organisational Behaviour, Developing an OB Model. Diversity in the Workplace, Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organisations

12.00
Unit II: 
Organisational Design & Culture:

The Organisational Theory Foundation, Modern Organisation Designs, The Organisational Culture-Definition and Characteristics, Uniformity of Culture, Creating and Maintaining a Culture. Creating an Ethical Organisational Culture, Creating a Positive Organisational Culture, Spirituality and Organisational Culture.

12.00
Unit III: 
Attitudes and Job Satisfaction:

Work-Related Attitudes, Employee Attitudes-components & major attitudes at workplace, Job Satisfaction-Influences, Outcomes. Organisational Commitment-Meaning, Outcomes, Enhancing Organisational Commitment. Organisational Citizenship Behaviours.

12.00
Unit IV: 
Personality and Values:

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, The Big Five Personality Model, Other Personality Traits Relevant to OB. Values-Importance of Values, Terminal vs Instrumental Values, Generational Values. Person-Job Fit, Person-Organisation Fit

12.00
Unit V: 
Perception and Individual Decision Making:

Factors Influencing Perception, Person Perception: Attribution Theory, The Link Between Perception and Individual Decision Making, Decision Making in Organisations: The Rational Model, Bounded Rationality, and Intuition, Common Biases and Errors, Influences: Individual Differences and Organisational Constraints

Essential Readings: 
  • Luthans, F. (1998). Organizational Behavior (8th Edition). Irwin: McGraw Hill
  • Schultz D.P. and Schultz, S.E. (1998). Psychology and Industry Today: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology (6th Edition). New York: Mac Millen.
References: 

·       Gann, D. M.,  & Dodgson, M. (2018). The Playful Entrepreneur: How to Adapt and Thrive in Uncertain Times. Yale University Press. EISBN: 978-0-30024-068-9. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv6hp30m

·       Hollway, W. (1991). Work Psychology and Organizational Behavior: Managing the Individual at work. New Delhi: Sage.

·       Khandwalla, P. N. (1994). Designing Organizational Effectiveness. Tata McGraw Hill.

·       Muchinksy, P. M. 1997). Psychology Applied to Work: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology. California:  Brooks & Cole.

·       Neufeld, E. P. (1969). A Global Corporation: A History of the International Development of Massey-Ferguson Limited. University of Toronto Press. EISBN: 978-1-48758-613-3. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctv5j03qh

·       Rao, T.V. (1990). Human Resource Development. New Delhi: U.B.S.

·       Robbins, S. P. (1980). Organizational Behavior: Concepts, Controversies and applications. New Delhi: Prentice Hall.

 

E-Resources

·       ResearchGate

·       JSTOR

·       Proquest

·       Shodhganga

·       Delnet

·       Google Scholar

·       National Digital Library (NPTEL)

·       Academia

 

Journals

·       International Journal of Business and Applied Social Science (IJBASS)

·       Journal of Industrial Psychology

·       Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy

·       Psychology of Leaders and Leadership

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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